The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-06-07

chiefly OF oranges, lemons, bananas
and pineapples. Manufactures are of
the simplest and rudest character,
though there are a few more elaborate
upon the island of Fayal Fayal hats
and the well-known Fayal lace, knit
by the women from the long, silky
fiber of the aloe leaf, are the most i'm
portant of these. The women also
embroider handsomely, and are skill
ful in many kinds of fine needlework.
From the number of shoe-shops and
the quantity of men employed in
them. it might be inferred that the
making of shoes Is an important in
dustry. and one must wonder what
becomes Of all the shoes in a COM
munity where so few of the people
wear them. The makers of musical
instruments and the cabinet makers
are also busily employed.
The customs here with regard to
courtship, even among people of the
better classes, are curious. When a
young man wishes to address lady
he stations himself, day after day, on
the street opposite her home. If she
favors his suit she appears at the
window, and the acquaintance pro-
crosses by series of signs and pan
tomime performances until the suitor
feels sufficiently encouraged to send
her parents letter. After this he is
admitted to the house, and the matter
is arranged between the happy
couple, the neighbors, in the mean
time, having had ample opportunity
to watch the progress of the affair
The most important Azorean festi,
val is that of Santo Christie, which is
participated in by pilgrims from Por
tugal as well as from the other isl
ands, and the city is crowded with
visitors for days preceding the inn
portant event. In order to be on
hand when the beloved image is car
ried out of the church, the people
station themselves the night before
upon the pavements and sidewalks.
and men, women, and children make
their preparations to sleep in the
opposite square, which IS literary
packed with devotees. The monas-
teries on these islands We're suppress
ed in the year 1884, and since that
time some of the buildings have been
converted into hospitals Visitors to
the hospital at Flores are shown
human heart, in alcohol, 1t once be-
longed to an Azorean who left sum
of money for the establishment of the
hospital, requesting that his heart
should be preserved and presented to
the institution. In this case the
heart certainly accompanied the gift.
Horses are rarely seen in the Azores;
donkey-riding is one of the principal
amusements of the islands. People
soon grow fond of the exercise, and
the mere fact of sitting sidewise upon
donkey with no stirrups, no reins,
and no responsibility gives thrill of
delightful anticipation. Each don
key is attended by man or boy who
walks behind and jabbers necessarily
to his companions, frequently urging
on his donkey with thrill cries of
= Passa-cava!" emphasized by a poke
from the sharp goad which he carries.
If at last the spirit of the animal is
aroused, and he starts of too briskly,
he is pulled back by the tail. The
animals arrange themselves in single
file, keeping so close as often to touch
each other. When a donkey takes
fancy to pass those in front of him,
he accomplishes his object by press
ing upon them so as to crowd them
out of the path, process which
threatens serious consequences to the
feet of the rider hanging at his side.
These frequently recurring changes
subject the riders to a corresponding
change of companions, and lead to
many an interrupted conversation, for
the donkeys follow their own inclina-
tions, and it is impossible to keep two
animals abreast of each other The
donkeys are equipped with high
wooden saddles, not unlike a wood
horse in shape, and covered with
many colored cushions and rugs.
When a level piece of road is reached,
the cavalcade sometimes starts off on
a run, and cries of whoa" or 'do
stop have no effect upon driver or
donkey, neither of whom seems to
understand anything but Portuguese.
So the gallop continues until it IS dis
covered that the mystic sound of "E-
e-e," very much prolonged, viii stop
the donkey.
One charming donkey ride takes US
to the extinct crater called "Seyen
Cities" This crater forms beauti
full valley about three miles long
One can ride along the brim of the
crater where a fine view is obtained
of the quilted pit nearly eighteen
hundred feet deep, with irregular
edges formed by mountain peaks.
Here, are craters within craters, and
on the leveleplain at the bottom are
several small hills with other craters
at their SUBMITS. Two pretty lakes
also lie side by side on the plain, and
near them is a neat little village.